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This web site (instituteforchildren.org)
is owned and operated by The Institute for Children and
Families ("Institute"), a not-for-profit, charitable entity
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Our main office is located at 790 East Market
Street, Suite 300, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382, USA.
Our phone number is (610) 431-9508. Our FAX number is (610)
431-3862. Our e-mail address is
info@instituteforchildren.org.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. To
contact the Institute regarding any privacy issues, email
officer@instituteforchildren.com.
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Privacy Policy
Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to
us. We want to make your experience online satisfying and
safe. Because we gather certain types of information about
visitors, we feel you should fully understand the terms and
conditions surrounding the capture and use of that
information. This privacy statement discloses what
information we gather and how we use it.
We gather these two types of information about users:
Information that users provide through optional, voluntary
submissions. These are voluntary submissions to receive our
electronic newsletters, to participate in our forums, to
receive e-mail, to make purchases of products and services
provided by the Institute, to make donations and to
participate in polls and surveys.
Information gathered through aggregate tracking information
derived mainly by tallying page views throughout the site.
This information allows us to better tailor our content to
readers' needs and to help potential advertisers and
sponsors better understand the demographics of our audience.
We use personal information we collect from you only within
our organization and as a means of providing you with the
best possible services. We will NOT sell any form of
personal information about our clients to any third party.
Under no circumstances do we divulge any information about
an individual user to a third party, unless required by law
or legal process necessary to protect the safety of users or
the public or essential to complete commercial transactions
voluntarily initiated by the user.
The Institute for Children and Families offers the following
services, which require some type of voluntary submission of
personal information by users:
We may offer a free electronic newsletter to users. Users
may remove themselves from this mailing list by following
the link in every newsletter that points users to the
subscription management page of the e-mail solicitation.
Users can also decline to subscribe to the newsletters at
the time of registration.
We may offer a free poll and/or survey from time-to-time.
Users may remove themselves from this survey by following
the link in every survey page that points users to exit the
survey solicitation. Users can also decline to participate
in the survey at the time of registration.
We may offer an online store. Users may remove themselves
from divulging any information to this portion of this site
by declining to participate in this portion of the site or
make any purchases. If purchases are made, the Institute is
required to collect personal information to complete the
sale as well as comply with applicable laws.
The Institute currently offers access to fee-based,
members-only discussion forums. We gather the e-mail
addresses of users who voluntarily subscribe to either
service. Users who subscribe to the discussion forums must
complete an application form that requires disclosure of
personal information to the Institute, as required by law.
Users may remove themselves from this forum by following the
link in the discussion forum pages that points users to the
subscription management page of the forum. Users can also
decline to participate in the forums at the time of
registration.
The Institute solicits donations to support its 503(c)
charitable activities. Users who donate to the Institute
must complete a form that requires disclosure of personal
information to the Institute so that the Institute can
comply with the Internal Revenue Code.
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of
receiving communications from us at the point where we
request information about the visitor. You may request to be
removed from our mailing list by sending an email to
webmaster@instituteforchildren.com, with REMOVE in the
subject line. You may also request to be removed from our
discussion forums by sending an email to
operations@instituteforchildren.com, with REMOVE in the
subject line. You may request to be removed from the list of
donors maintained by the Institute by sending an email to
operations@instituteforchildren.com, with NO DONOR
SOLICITATION in the subject line. You may request to be
removed from the list of customers maintained by the
Institute by sending an email to
sales@instituteforchildren.com with REMOVE FROM CUSTOMER
LIST in the subject line. For each of these requests, please
be sure that the Institute receives the correct information
so that we can act to fulfill your request promptly.
While you are visiting portions of this site, we use
temporary client identification methods commonly know as
"cookies" to establish security controls. These "cookies"
are not tracked by us and do not interact with your
operating system. They are not persistent and do not provide
us with any information. They cannot be used or modified to
provide any information about you, your Internet viewing
habits or any information about your system. When you leave
a restricted section of the site, these "cookies" are
eliminated. If you do not allow the use of "cookies" when
visiting web sites, you will not be allowed to access parts
of this web site.
By using this website (instituteforchildren.org),
you consent to the collection and use of the information, as
outlined above, by The Institute for Children and Families.
Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly
request personally identifiable information from users under
the age of 18 without requesting parental consent. If you
are under age 18, you must not provide your name, e-mail
address, or any other identifying information without the
consent of your parent or guardian, or as otherwise provided
for by applicable law.
By indicating within any contact between you and Institute
for Children and Families, that you wish to receive our
newsletter and/or product or service updates, participate in
a forum, make a purchase or make a donation, you are
agreeing to receive periodic emails from an Institute for
Children and Families representative, should the Institute
send them in the future. You will continue to receive these
emails until we are notified otherwise. Please note, we do
not practice the use of SPAM (unsolicited bulk emails), and
wish to be notified if you feel a representative of The
Institute for Children and Families has performed such an
act. To notify the Institute of such an act, you may send an
e-mail to
operations@instituteforchildren.com with SPAM in the
subject line.
This site makes forums available to its users. Please
remember that any information that is disclosed in these
areas becomes available to all other members of the forum.
You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your
personal information or information about any relatives,
clients or patients. The Institute for Children and Families
follows all mandates of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) and reminds visitors and
participants in the forums in the strongest possible terms
that HIPAA requires all personal, client or patient
information must remain strictly confidential unless
explicit and knowledgeable consent is obtained from the
client or patient prior to the disclosure of any
confidential information. In discussion, the minimum
possible personal health information (PHI) will be used in
postings. The Institute for Children and Families will not
allow its forums to be used for the posting of any patient
records, disclosure of patient records or any attempts to
transfer patient records between participants in its forums.
Should the Institute become aware of such activity, such
records will be removed from view in the forum and the
person (or persons) who disclosed and/or received such
information may be banned from future participation in the
forum.
The Institute for Children and Families is not responsible
for the content of the discussion forums. Opinions expressed
in the forums are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect the policy or opinions of the Institute,
its supporters, its members or its sponsors. The Institute
is not responsible for the content of the opinions expressed
in its forums, but shall attempt to maintain an honest and
frank exchange of views within the requirements of
professional decorum and ethics. Any person who voluntarily
enters into a discussion in any of the forums supported by
the Institute agrees to hold the Institute, its officers and
employees harmless for any and all damages resulting from
participation in the forum.
This site may contain links to third party Websites and
WebPages. The Institute for Children and Families is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such
Web sites.
Institute for Children and Families can revise the Privacy
Policy at any time, without notice, by updating this section
of our website.
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